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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

1t possible for them to accept this invi.
tatiou.
There is still another sister, Mrs. Hast.
ings, the eldest of the family. who hiss
been for more than thirty years valued
missinoary of the American Board a,
Ceylon. Her husband is President of the
Jauna Mission College. Five or six years
ago, at the death of her mother. Mrs.
Hastings came home for a few months,
but the elevation of her brother TO the
presidency has had no power to attract
her even temporarily from the endeared
work of her life. Four of her children
are in the country, and the remaining
tive, after being educated here by her
brothers help, have returned to the mis-
.sionary ground, the sons to follow the
fathers calling. OF the two sons re-
naming here the elder, who is in the
banking business in Hartford, i. to be
married next fall to member of the
present graduating class of Smith Col.
iege, who Will travel with his parents the
remainder of the summer in Europe.
There would be great Joy in the Cleveland
family If Mrs Hastings would consent TO
join this party in Europe and return with
them for short stay, making it the occa-
SASa t1So ~ tISSs heI souAS slsteF-lr la
of the white house, to whom the family
have become devotedly attached. but this
would scarcely consist with her ideas of
fidelity to her work. Mrs. Hastings once
said that she thought she knew the sor-
row of parting when she started from
her home with her husband for their
missionary field, but she had found that
she did not know Its depth until she was
compelled TO send her young children
from her to be educated. The eldest CT
her daughters, Miss Mary Hastings, Wis
tied Washington last winter during her
seminary vacation; the younger is a
pupil at Smith College
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
Tom Brown and the SparrowS

There is large pine tree in the gar
d en- of Officer Tom Brown, and in it there
are more than dozen English sparrow
nests. The other day the officer planted
over 100 cabbage plants which he had
gone to considerable trouble and ex-
pense to get, and Saturday morning when
he went out to see how they were getting
along he found that the sparrows had
stripped them clean. He asked permiss-
ion to shoot in the city, that he might
wreak his yengence on the birds in the
tree, but was refused. To get even in
some way he determined to knock the
nests out with brickbat. The first thro W
was faulty, because he was out of prac-
tice. The brick missed the tree and
knocked plank from the fence. The
next throw was worse. 1t missed the
tree and went crashing through the win
dow of the adjoining house just as the
inmates had sat down to dinner. 1t
spoilt everything on the table. This
called halt, and now Tom goes out and
tries to run them out by saying har d
things about them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
Fertilizers for Market Gardens.

At late meeting of New England farm
ers, according to report in the Massa-
chusetts Ploughman, Mr.. Gregory gave
the following reasons for preferring fer
tlllzers to stable manure in same phases of
market gardening. He said that the
great advantage of fertilizers, in Gem
parison with manures. is that oRe does
not have plough them III at the beginning
but can adapt them to the needs of the
plants. Barnyard manure must be put
in at the beginning. If you don't hap
pen to put in enough, the crops must suf-
fer. Fertilizers can be applied at any
time. If the crop does not seem well fed,
you can put on more fertilizer. Mr.. Greg
DRY gave practical illustration by citing
his experience with an acre and a half of
onions.
The onions seemed starved and failed
to thrive; an application of fertilizers
was made, and resulted in good crop of
onions: the onions started into vigorous
growth directly after the application on
the onion crop. Just before it begins to
bottom, Mr.. Gregory uses sulphate of am
monia and nitrate of soda, the latter be-
ing the most active form of ammonia.
He uses $50 pounds per acre and side
hoes it in; it works in easily, and it makes
the onions plump. Worked IN the soil in
this way it is of assistance to the onions
bottoming. The gardener doesn't want
the growth of onions to go into the tops,
but into the bottoms.
On the subject of stimulating crops
with artificial fertilizers, Mr.. Gregory il
Illustrated the difference between stable
manure and commercial fertilizers for
the purpose, showing that in the nature
of things the fertilizers are better where
Immediate results are required, because
the food in them is Immediately avail
able.
These remarks by no means disparage
that universal fertilizer, stable and barn
yard manure, but go to prove the efficacy
of using the two in conjunction. 1t also
proves that when the farmer has not
enough of the one for both field and gar
den, commercial fertilizers are q reliable
adjunct with which to supplement the
stable manure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
Do the Best You Can
Country Gentleman

Country Gentleman.
1t Is very important with farm work to
do whatever is TO be done Thoroughly,
and as near the proper time as possible.
thorough work in cleaning up and pre-
pairing the soil for seed; careful selection
of the seed, and proper planting; good
continued cultivation with all cultivated
crops; harvesting when in the best stage,
these are ell necessary in ordar to realize
profit.
If for any reason we are not able to do
this IN the most thorough manner. we
should take pains to do just the best we
can.
SlIpshod work can not be made to
pay. That in many respects We may not
be able to do at all that is necessary to
secure the best results, is hardly a valid
excuse for going to the other extreme and
allowing the farm to run itself. The only
hope even for the small farmer who is
Just making a start Is to do the best he
can at all times, and not farm On tho
principle that if it is q good season,
shall make a fair crop anyway, and if it
is not, | won't"
Considerable depends upon the season,
but not all; very fair crop may be secur-
| ed by thorough work that in the end will
pIoNc as f'FOutaDle as II crops were more
| abundant. 1t is not often that we have
entire failures when proper pains are
taken to do all the the work in tn srough
| manner aEd at the proper time, while
in very unfayorable season, when the
proper care is not given, nothing will be
made.
We saw this very plainly last year with
the corn crap. Those who were able to
prepare their ground as it should be done
| and plant in season, commencing to cult
waite early and kept it up, secured fair
crop of corn. know of several fields that
if good cultivation had been given, would
have made fair crops, but as the weather
became dry and hot, the conclusion was
too rapidly reached that the corn crop
would be failure, and no further work
was done. Sure enough those crops were
a failure. Had these farmers done the
best they could a much better crop could
very easily have been secured, and would
| have proved nearly as profitable as if we
| ha. received larger yield.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
CRIME OF A CLERK.

A New York Postefice Clerk Detected in
Stealing Valuable Money Package.
A dispatch from New York says: At
| an early hour Wednesday morning the
superintendent of the pouch-room of the
| registry division of the New York Post
office was startled at discovering that
| package which had arrived late Tuesday
| night in pouch No. COG, from Portland,
| Oregon, containing $4,000 in currency,
| was missing. He had checked the pack
| age off some time before, and he could
not imagine where it had gone to, as no
one was in the Office except the clerks,
| eighteen in number. The superintendent
| telegraphed for Inspector Dosser, and de-
tanned the clerks until Dosser arrived.
Dosser took the clerks to his Office, and,
| as his subordinates we're away, he sent for
George Z. Bangs, of the Piukerton agency,
| to come and help him. The clerks were
| exami ned orc at time, and the e1amina-
| ton continued all day, through the night,
| and until early this morning. Suspicion
| pointed in the direction of William A.
Clarke, a clerk who has been in the de-
partment for about five years. He was
examined last. For long time there have
| been robberies in this department, and
over sixty packages and letters have been
stolen; the inspectors being unable to en-
trap the thief. Clarke i. married man
and lives in Brooklyn. He was accused of
stealing several of these packages, but he
stoutly denied his guilt. At noon to-day
Inspector Adsit made another search of
the registry office, and found the package
secreted beneath some rubbish in the
bottom of q closet. 1t was from the First
National Bank of Portland, Oregon, and
WIS addressed to the Chemical National
| Bank of this city. 1t was delivered to the
bank Office and the contents found intact.
The inspector had Clarke locked up in
room with them and told him the pack
| age had been found, and that they had
| enough evidence to convict him of the
theft. Even then Clarke would not ac-
knowledge that he had taken IT. Finally,
| in the afternoon, he called Inspector
LOSER TO him that he had also stolen the
other sixty packages that hal been miss
ing from time to time for the past three
| years. He said that he had committed
| the theft to pay his debts. He was ad-
| dicted 10 drinking, and had gambled
some. He could not say how much ne
had stolen. but it is supposed that he has
taken between 81 900 and 5000. Clarke,
| after he made his confession. was taken
to Ludlow Street Jail. He will have an
examination tomorrow before the United
States Commissioner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
FARM. HOME AND GARDEN
4 TAP At THE DOOR.

A hand tapped at my door, low down. low down
L opened IL and saw two eyes of brown,
Two lips OF cherry red.
little curly head
bonny fairy sprite, in dress of white,
Who said, with lifted face, Papa, good night"
She climbed upon my knee, and kneelng there
Lisped softly, solemnly. her little prayer;
Eer meeting finger-tips,
Her pure, sweet baby-Gps,
Carried my soul with hers half una ware,
Into some clearer and diviner air.
l tried to lift again but all in vain.
or scientific thought TIE subtle chais;
So small, so small,
My learning all:
Ihough could call each star, and tell its place
My child's Our Father bridsed the gulf o
space.
sat with folded arms, at rest at rest
turning this solemn thought within my breast:
How faith would fade
II God had made
Nc cslidren 10 this world no baby age
Only the prudent man thoughtful sage:
Only the woman wise; 70 little arms
To clasp around our neck; no baby charms
No loving care,
No sinless prayer,
10 thrtll OF HSptng song, no pattrripg feet,
No infant heart against our heart 10 beat
Then, If tiny hand lov down
Tap at thy door, ali do not froxn;
Bend low TO meet
The little feet;
To clasp the clinging hand; tue child will be
Nearer 10 heaven than thee-nearer tnan thee
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Paul Boyton will on Tuesday morning
drop into the Hudson river, at Hudson,
for a swim to New York, accompanied by
Wallace Ross and George W. Lee.
IAN srtesian well sunk by the Gulf rail
way in its yard at Galveston has struck
fresh water at a depth of 7c5- There has
never been an ordinary well on the island
Miss Carrie Bartlett. formerly con-
nected with the Minneapolis Tribune has
abandoned newspaper work for the pull
pit, and Is now a Unitarian preacher at
Sioux Falls, ID. T.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
A Desperate Fight With Il Deer
Nevada Transcript.


The other day as Sam LuSk and another
man were driving tie Nevada City and
Downieville Stage Company's train of
pack horses over the trail between Camp
tonville and Downieville, Il big buck came
dashing towards them. The snow was
so high on both sides of the track that it
could not turn aside and thus pass. and
1t dared not go back because some men
were coming just behind it from the on
poslte direction. Lusk's companion
grabbed it by horn as it came full tilt.
The horn broke of and the animal struck
him terrific blow with one"of its hoofs,
cutting the flesh on his right hand to the
bone. He grabbed it by the remaining
horn before 1t could back off for another
charge. Then ensued desperate struggle
which Lusk ended by coming to the rescue
and with jack.knife cutting the decr's
throat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
The Whyfor of 1t.
Omaha WbrlI

Omaha Widow should greatly like to
meet your wife, Mr.. De Sweet.
Mr.. De Sweet have no wife.
Il can sympathize with you. You too
have lost"
Il never was married"
"Oh! You are engaged though, pre-
sumo, and"
Il have never been engaged, madam"
"Ah! begin to understand. Some sad
romance of the past has left its mark up
on your heart so deep that"
mo, lo. | have never been in love. |
would not tie myself down to woman
If she were sent down from heaven to
me-"
Mercy! A woman hater! Oh! what
could have so perverted your nature
What has happened to"
Il am dry goods clerk"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
A Race With Il Lion
La Neta Times.

As the passenger train was coming
down Neta Pass Mountain on Wednes-
day evening quite an exciting race oc-
CURED. AT about $3.50 o'clock, as the
train neared the milk ranch, Engineer
Mathews noticed something on the track
few PAGES ahead of his engine. On
close examination he discovered it was
mountain lion, and 1t was trotting
along in the center of the track, big
banks of snow on either side prohibiting
him from getting off. 1t Only required
a few minutes to reach him, and after a
race of about 400 yards the pilot of the
monster mogul struck Mr.. Lion a broad
sides that knocked him several feet fro m
the track, not killing him however. The
lion got up and ran off, little dreaming
of what might have been his destroyer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
The Presidents Sisters

Mrs Hoyt, the presidents sister, left
the white house to-day for visit to Bea-
trice, southeastern Nebraska, where her
two sons are in Business. Miss Rose
Cleveland is still with her friend, Miss
Nelson, in New York city, but will return
to Holland Patent mem week should the
snow in the Mohawk valley disappear.
Mrs Yeomans, another sister, residing
near Rochester, has never yet visited the
white house, having husband in delicate
health and young family The Presi-
dent and Mrs Cleveland were DESTROYS to
have Mr. and Mrs. Ysomans and Mr.. and
Mrs Hoyt come to them ere their thanks-
giving week. but neither the health of
Mr.. Yeomans nor the venerable mother
Mr.. Hoyt. who resides with her son, made
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

fish and cook it by steam, and it win be
found so delicious that it would be spoil
ed IN flavor by even suggestion of
chemical sauce. High havoring enables
unprincipled hotel and restaurant keep
ers to serve impure food, which If cook
ed according to hygienic rules, would be
readily detected. A bad oyster may be
concealed in fried batter, and partly
swallowed before il is detected.
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PLEASANT PICTURES.
How Electricity May RevolutiOnizo Farm
Work in the Near Future.


|
| VIII electricity ever be made cheap
and effective motive power on the farm?
| We think it will, and we think the present
| generation will see it applied, and will en-
| JOY the benefits of its results. The cleo
| trio light is now a pronounced success.
| The transmission of power by electricity
| Is no longer an experiment. The prob
lem which electricians are now trying to
! solve, is how to simplify and cheaper
| electrical appliances adapting them to
! popular and economic use. Every day
| witnesses some new invention or discoy
| cry, which is bringing us nearer to that
| point.
! But how can the electric current be APP
| piled to farming purposes? In many
| ways. First in electric light There are
| seasons of the year when it would be an
| incalcuable advantage to turn night into
| day, working as our factories do when
! under pressure of business, with day or
| night force. For instance, when tho sea
| son is late and the time is very short for
| blowing and planting, how convenient it
would be to double up the time, and pillow
and plant under the blaze of the electric
light. In the heated season it would be
great relief to men and teams to work
| in the cool of the night and lie in the
|
| cal time of harvest how convenient it
would be to gather in grain out of the
! way of O-mOrrow's storm.
But how will electrical energy be gen
| Grated on ths farm? If there is an avail
| able water power, it can be successfully
| utilized; but as every farm is not fur
| nishsd with water course. other means
of obtaining power must be resorted to.
| When the storage of electrical energy is
| made practicable land we have no doubt
| it will BEL then the power that is running
| to waste on every farm, the wind, will be
captured and set to work by the means of
windmils and all day and night these
| cheap servants will be gathering and
storing the force of the wind to be used
| at will, either in lighting the house, the
| barn, or the fields, or in transmitting
| power for all kinds of mechanical work
| from saving logs down to churning the
| butter or rocking the cradle.
| This is not visionary picture of the
farm of the future. All these things can
be aone to-day, but as electrical science is
yet in its infancy, there is much yst to be
done before all its grand possibilities can
be fully realized. Electricity will do our
farm work before the present generation
| of young men turn their toes skyward,
| and W. hope we shall live long enough to
| say: I'VE told you so.n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
An English Thief Captured at Chicago

CHICAGO. April 4.-George Skidmore,
who is said to be a notorious English
thief, has been captured in this city and
taken to New York tonight by detec-
tive. Skidmore, while in the employ of
". S. Lahore, of London, robbed La
more of e9,50 and collection of
coins valued at as much more.
The coins, contained in a silver casket,
and about e4O0 in bank of England
notes, were found on Skidmore when
cauQht Skidmore came To America and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

tle Black, the Terrible''
so" said /, superciliously, lead US then
to Twala. We do not talk with low people
and underlings."
1T is well, my lords. we will lead you. but
the way is long. We are hunting three days
journey from the place of the king. But let
my lords have patience, and we Will lead
them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

Spent some time IN ST. Louis, where he
visited Maxwell, who is waiting execution
for the murder of Preller. Maxwell and
Ski0moze are old friends.
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Killed while Going Home From Church.

MENAsuA, Wis, April s,--A man named
Philips, 60 years old, while walking on
the Milwaukee + Northern railroad track
at O'Clock this morning, was Instantly
Killed by being run over by switch en-
sine. He lived just outside of town, and
was ON his way home from ST. Mary's
catholic church where he had been at
tsnding services.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

Tough on Dirt Is uneQuailed for Dish.
Washing, House and Paint Cleaning Cleaning
WINDOWS Falls, Pans, Knives, Forks, Jewelry
Wash Basins, Bath Tubs, SINKS, Water Closets
&c. Cuts the dirt without injury or diScoloratiou
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
CISCO.

The story of the recognition of Kis-
sane by General Darr many years after
ward in San Francisco has been told.
Kissane had changed his name become
wealthy, married, and was one of the
most respected citizens in small town
in California. Darr used many means to
expose the fraud but failed. He stirred
up Mr. kissaue, however, and that gentle
man remembered with fear that an I'M
quashed Indictment for forgery remained
against him among the effects of the
New York District Attorneys Office. The
Chemical BaAk case had never been dis
posed of. He grew FESTIVE and anxious
Peace in his old age was in jeopardy. His
anxiety finally eliminated in the appear
ance the other day in New York of a San
Francisco lawyer. B. Hart-who, as re-
ported, asked Recorder Smyth, to dismiss
the Chemical Bank case, and the recorder
refused TO do it until the bank was heard
from. Thus the matter rests. The as
sumed name OF the eI-criminal is relig-
iously kept secret. 1t may be divulged
in the coming argument before Recorder
Smyth. Meanwhile life to Mr. Kissans is
a triie embittered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

AnoNe al other earthly lis,
1 nate the oIs, old fashioned nils.
by slow desnses they dowpwsri vScns
X Aul often paSIse, cr upward tend;
hth such discomfort are they frluFrbt
Ihetr cool Effects amount 10 nagrht.
Now, pr. Pierce prepares 4 pill
Ihat Just exactly mis- the bill
\ Pellet, rather, that is ali
y Peasant FlrEative, and snail.
JpSl tFy them as YOU teel tlrair pe>i
NUuA find thSt SPEAK truth, io,setei
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

slight cold, + neglected often attacks the
lungs. BRowS's BRONCHIAL TsocHEs give sum
and immediate TesIaf. Sold only ia hOrSS. Price
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

Rough on Pain" Plaster, rorosed, iNc, Best
Rough on Pain, Liquid. Quick cure. soc.
Rough on Catarrh." Cures all, worst cases.
sA>
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08

Mr. President and fellow slaves" began a Wis
ting delegate AZ 4 labor meeting in Buffalo the
hp- r5.r
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w. L. ELIW GOD.
IMPORTER AND BREEDER OF
REmGMERlM HORSES

The Larrest Breeding Establishments purr bImyi
fer,herGms in TIE Emitted States Fr>o huutr,d h,.
OF Pure Blood and Grades nov IN hand. luauurEt'
Der ot which were imported in July, tSSt ami auvjnl
large import ton Of from l50 e. geo head W, aBy,
about the m'da1c Of October. Visitors ALWAYS v,r
comv-Come and see them. handle LothiaF lrst ne
best. and take pride IN showing stock.
Location. DIE IEAIEs. II.E.
Is IS miles west of CHICAGO. on Omaha NV g \ y W
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Ten ilShlpC-slnaeSS arrived at Pensacola Fla
last Tuesday, with 1900 red snapPeTs, we3Shiu
III 40 mounds
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Don't let golden opportunities PAS; unimproved;
there are times IN the lives Of m ~ when more mou
ey can be made rapidly and easily, than otherwise
can be earned by years of labor. Write ualleit
\ Co, Portland, Maine, who viii send You, trs2,
fGll particulars about work that you can do, and
i've at home, wherever YOU are located, at a profit
oi 1T least from 6 To So daily. Some have made
over SO in 4 ISiugle day Al is new. You are
started free> Capital not required. Either sex;
all aVCS
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=, Three women have been banged in Liverpool in
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NNnnN MALnrS

A'NNSn'A VA aaNS- seaN NuAVr ~ ASsS
Rev. Dr. Curry, American minister TO Spain,
has become very popular in Madrid society.
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\ widow Of = PenasyhSania railroad man has
ontt Tor herself a residence Of iifCy-two rooms.
one for each week ia the wear
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civ $500